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Timestamps:
00:00 - 2024 Edition!!!
01:00 - “CJ is shockingly good”
03:20 - Ariel’s Ordering Ordeal
07:06 - Raeleen Rollerskates!
10:23 - How 2024 Is Kicking Off
18:50 - Reading Updates
20:18 - Review: Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler
26:42 - Review: A Prayer For The Crown Shy by Becky Chambers
31:02 - Review: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
35:44 - Ariel Travels To Chapters!
41:24 - Currently Reading
49:18 - THE MAIL ROOM
"I think I DO want a bandana, I'm not gonna lie to you" y'all are so cute lol
2024 is the year for hobbies!!! I abandoned so many hobbies in my 20s and now I want to get them back. I rebought a sewing machine, I’m going to continue flow arts, paint again. I started crocheting in November and it has been so good for my brain. I want to roller skate too or something similar! Here’s to all the hobbies 🎉
No issues with the sound here 😊
Hi Raeleen! Welcome to the Rollerskating community! A couple of tips: get toe guards (especially if you are Rollerskating outside). They are pretty cheap and you can get some cute ones (though I recommend not getting glittery ones as they break easily).
The first thing you should learn is how to fall. Fall small and make sure you fall forward not back. Bend your knees and get low. If you think you’re low enough, you should probably get lower haha. Also lean forward but keep your chest up and don’t look at directly at your feet
Rollerskating often requires training muscles (like your inner thighs, hips, and ankles) that you usually don’t use. Practice safe stretches and strengthening exercises (especially for ankles as you don’t want anything to break) and don’t be hard on yourself as it’s a new sensation.
With Rollerskating you are gliding your foot out, not stepping in front. It’s a pushing motion.
If you don’t have a helmet already do not get a second hand one and make sure it’s either S1 or triple 8. This is because helmets crack and are no longer safe once that happens so you can’t always trust these sellers.
Different wheels for different feels! I don’t know what skate wheels you have but you need different ones depending on if you are rink, park, or cruise skating, so look into it.
I don’t know what skates you have but not all of them are safe for all kinds of skating (especially park skating). Impalas are especially unsafe for park skating. My personal all around favorites that aren’t as expensive are bonts.
Tennis courts are the best for practicing skating on but be respectful of the tennis players. Most places won’t let you use basketball courts as it messes up the wood.
Parking garages are the best for indoor skating and the concrete is usually smooth. Just keep your eyes and ears peeled.
Make sure your toe stops are the right height! The best way to know is to take off your skate and lean it forward on to the toe stop and then put your fingers between the back wheel and the ground- ideally you should be able to place three fingers between the back wheel and the ground. You can adjust them as you improve, especially if you want to dance skate. When you walk on your toe stops, make sure you are walking on the balls of your feet as well as the toe stops.
Find online Rollerskating communities!
Hope this helps! Have fun and if anyone in this section has questions lmk.
I also recommend filming your progress (if you’re comfortable). It’s good for seeing your weaknesses and also it’s so cool to see your improvements.
OH also best place to indoor skate for free: parking garages. They have smooth concrete and are covered. Just go at a time when there are less cars and be aware of your surroundings. (I edited the og post to include)
Oh last one-- spray your pads and skates with lysol after skating. You can wash your pads (doublecheck the instructions) but don't tumbledry them. They get foul quick.
LOVING the new Raeleen angle!! just nice to have a fuller background to watch :)
i hope Ariel got a Squarespace sponsor for the headache of the website table hahah
the Secret Life of Bees book story is amazing 😅 this episode also reminded me the Discord community has the coolest people participating and i need to be more active and social there!!
Marie Kondo and your IG purge actually tie together perfectly! Social media and our belongings should both be useful tools that serve us, we shouldn't be slaves to them. Proud of yall!
You guys inspired me to be more concious with my Instagram use! Not deleting it, but cutting down on reels time and instead using my time on my friends' stories and posts. I also made a goal to post more myself - which ties in with my goal to pick my photography hobby back up.
Ariel you HAVE to get Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda! Its the (love) letters between F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald and its stunning
Glad to hear the reading goals are working for the two of you so far! I myself was inspired by Ariel to read more, so now it feels like I have a virtual accountability buddy 😃
Raeleen, you should crochet some toe guards or other accessories for your roller skates :) I'm so excited to hear about both of your progress on your goals this year!
uuu, i nearly screemed when raeleen said shes starting with japanese again. ive been studying it now for some time and in general i always get excited when someone is learning a language, so fun! would love to hear updates on it in the future maybe :))
Oh Ariel I had THE exact same problem with Sibling Dex! And I didn’t realize it until you said it! I was like everything was fine with the book then why did I not enjoy it as much as I should’ve… it them! It’s the sibling Dex!!
Raeleen, you have inspired me to read less and live more! I set my reading goal to 50 books for the year, made a 24 for 2024 TBR from my physical bookshelves and kindle shelf, and I am planning new hobbies to embark on! I already started painting some pictures frames that I am going to gift to friends, and making things with clay! Thank you both for being so fun and inspiring, and comforting to listen to!❤️
I just love this podcast. So cozy and fun! Thanks for a calming evening chat!
Ariel, read the Wayfarers series!!
The positivity and the want for growth and change is inspiring me this new year. Can’t wait to keep up with the book goals as well as the life goals ❤❤
It's possible to read while you crochet🙂 Takes some practice & maybe only simple projects get done, but it's fun!
Love the podcast and love hearing about a ton of books that are different and more interesting (in my opinion) to the types of books I see on other areas of social media! In 2022, you made a post on your website of “our top picks”, are there any books you would add to this ‘reading challenge’ from the last year+?!
Love when you mention books I have a copy of (an unread copy I mean), it just makes me want to read them right away!! ❤ (in this episode: the one by Marie Kondo & Stoner) 📚
Oh yes you should definitely read both of them ❤😊 especially Stoner!
My library has a silent book club meeting each month and I'm going to my first meeting next week! I'm so excited because i feel traditional book clubs feel too strict to me. Hoping to make some new in real life book friends! 😂❤
Excellent start to the year! One of my bookish goals is to actually read the books I have been gifted. So far, so good. I have completed one and started another. I was shocked to discover how many there actually were that I was gifted YEARS ago and never touched.
recently came across childhood books...will be incorporating some re-reads..Also, my book theme is topical...Ariel got me with Fleece....with the release of Pockets (history of pockets) i am down a rabbit hole..theres books on hustory of pencils etc...yeep2024 this is my jam
I happened on Becky Chambers randomly through the Libby app with my library, just trying to find some interesting sci-fi, I'm on the first Wayfarer book, man it's good.
I love Becky Chambers. They write healthy interaction with other beings do well.
really liked the vlog bit of this episode, it was fun to watch 💕
Ariel - where did you get your coat you’re wearing in the vlog section?? I love it!!
Happy new year! Besides getting more books read this year im really wating to get into more Cross Stitching, oil paintings, for other craft hobbies 🎉📚☕🎨🧵🎭
I loved Stoner...its so Philip Roth😍😍😍
I just watched your reading goals video! So good to see this now
9:18 I made the exact same bandana in pink to give to my sister for her birthday!! So cute!
It's so pretty! Could you share the pattern?
@@aga3006 The pattern I followed is from the youtube video called "EASY Crochet Granny Triangle Bandana | Hayhay Crochet"
@@aga3006 The link is in the description also!
OMG, I am studying English Language and Literature at uni and when Raeleen mentioned Stoner, I immediately ran to a shopping site😂 Also this year I feel like I am into letter books, but I have realised that they don't have my of them in my country. Huge disappointment. They only have Kafka's and Van Gogh's letters which I have already read.
I found Marie Kondo’s book to be really helpful too. I know some people that could use it 😂
the secret life of bees story had me dying 😭😭😭
The Movie Tub....where can we find it??
Raeleen should check out Mala's Cat by Mala Kacenberg for her cat books
There are lots of tidying experts(?) like Marie Kondo in Japan. There are youtubers too so if her books are outdated, then maybe you could check out other experts' 😂
RAELEEN FINALLY UNFLIPPED! GOD IS GOOD!!!
Just accidentally downvoted lol DISREGARD because I am very much enjoying. I totally relate to the mind opening beauty of boredom when you're trying not to endlessly scroll. Some really good stuff can come out of those moments!
i deleted instagram and tiktok a few months ago and i have found that now i just get stuck on facebook videos and youtube shorts lol i wish there was a way to disable that! haha The only good thing is i do not get stuck there as easily as on instagram and tiktok because the videos start repeating or i start seeing random videos i am not interested in so i just move on
Hey guys no idea why but the pods not got any sound?! Might be how it uploaded. Thought I'd let you know 😊🩷
So weird it's now playing fine! Honestly restarted CZcams and my computer 3 times and no sound, gave it an hour and came back its playing perfect 😅🎉🎉
I feel like so much of Marie Kondo got so dramatized and in general about minimalism. I have been calling myself a minimalist for years now and followed the movement altough moit peoples perception I would totally not look like a cliche minimalist or what you see on instagram.
for me its more about checking in here and there finding solutions to how i navigate and live in my space (i also have adhd)
I love color and i own a lot of books i go through them here and there I dont tend to keep most i read only those i really liked will read again or resonated with me etc
for me minimalism always has been more about not getting overhwelmed in my enviorment finding ways i can focus on whats important to me and what i just have for the sake of it
I have a huge gallery wall and some colorful walls and a few hobbies that require supplies but its all organized in a way that works for me and i dont feel like everything is chaos around me
marie kondo for me is a great reminder to reconnect with our things and our enviorment what gives us energy and joy how we wanna express ourselves and feel in our homes and its something you can always come back to but i never saw it as a rigid system like you can only own ten forks or whatever
I was thinking that a good title for a children’s book would be, “Raeleen Roller-skates.” Then, I imagined an adult version of the book (with a film tie-in) and came up with “Roller Derby Raeleen.” The mind wanders. 🛼